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Aretha Thompson 1924 - 2008

Aretha Thompson of Oakland, Alameda County, California was born on February 1, 1924, and died at age 84 years old on July 3, 2008.
Aretha Thompson
Oakland, Alameda County, California 94610
February 1, 1924
July 3, 2008
Female
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Aretha Thompson's History: 1924 - 2008

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  • 02/1
    1924

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    February 1, 1924
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  • 07/3
    2008

    Death

    July 3, 2008
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    Aretha Thompson lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1924, in the year that Aretha Thompson was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1945, by the time she was 21 years old, on January 20th, Franklin D. Roosevelt was sworn in to his fourth term as President of the United States. He died 82 days into his term and his new Vice-President, Harry Truman, became President.
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Aretha Thompson's Family Tree & Friends

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